California Lutheran is 0-3 against St. Joseph Academy since September of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The C-Hawks will face off against the Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. California Lutheran has given up an average of 32 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, California Lutheran took a blow against Cornerstone Christian, falling 75-26. While losing is never fun, the C-Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Crusaders are ranked first).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Joseph Academy). They claimed a resounding 62-14 victory over Calvary Chapel. The Crusaders pushed the score to 56-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Grizzlies had no chance of recovering from.
The win made it two in a row for St. Joseph Academy and bumps their season record up to 4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 22 points in those games. As for California Lutheran, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
California Lutheran was dealt a bruising 62-30 loss at the hands of St. Joseph Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Crusaders' Asher Larkin, who rushed for 279 yards and three scores while picking up 15.5 yards per carry, and also caught one TD. Now that the C-Hawks know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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